Journal bearing



2 Sheets-She-et l INVENTOR ELMEEZ C. PEM/@50N JOURNAL BEARNG INVENTOR, 1mg/Q O. PEHRJo/v alternative `form; the section being in This invention relates to bearings, and has referencemore particularly to improvements in journal bearings for shafts, axles and the like; the principal object of the invention' being to provide a sealedjlubricatedl bearing ,equipped with' journal sleeves of improved type that adapts them to be used satisfactorily in lieu of f is closed kby a removable cover plate 5, normally the' conventionalftypes of-'anti-,friction roller or its various parts, as will later be described.

, In accomplishing the above mentioned and other objects of the invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is asectional View in the axial Fig. 2 is a cross sectional viewtaken on line 2 2 in Fig. 1,-showing the journal sleevesin end view. v A

Fig. 3 is a view showing the journal sleeve in side View and as applied to the shaft.A v Fig. 4 is `a sectional view of theouter journal bearing, as seenl in section .in its axial plane. l

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of a bearing'of` an the axial plane of the parts.

Referring more in detail to the drawings-` l designates what may be a driven line shaft,

or the like, and `2 is `a journal box through which the shaftr extends and within which the pres- .ent bearing. is contained. The journal box, asv

. f plane of a bearingembodying the present invention.

held in place bybolts 6' extended therethrough `and threaded into the box Walls.

Vbyymean's cfa key designated at' i3 in Figs. 1

`Fitted about the ksleeve ,'IU and contained within the journal box, is a cylindrical journal bearing I5. This journal bearing is eoextensive l with .the sleeve and fits snugly Within the box.

with lateral flanges 2f through whch bolts orthe l like may be applied for its securement to a base i. or support, and a cap portion 2c applied to the the bolts 3 are anchored in the base and have ends extendedupwardly through iianges of the cap and with nuts 4 applied thereto to draw the cap down tight. is closed by wall sections 'that' are integral with rthe base and cap portions of the box,'as

noted in Fig; 1, and the opposite end of thebox` Oneend of the journal box.

`plate 5 It is held against rotation in any suitable man# nenrforuexample, by the tightening of the cap thereagainst, yor it could be held by a key after the fashion of holding the sleeve on the shaft. The journal .sleeve is formed interiorly with a succession of spirally directed spaced apartf ribs [6' of the same cross sectional dimensions as those of the sleeve, and the ribs of the two rthe journal are truly cylindrical and the ribs have fiat engaging surfaces, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 1. 304

In the assembly of the parts'above described, the sleeve I0 is rstapplied to the shaft; the

journalbearing .l5 is then fitted over the sleeve and the parts are set within the base portion of thejournal box, the cap 2c is applied tothe box and secured in place, and n nally the end cover is applied to the end of the box and secured. I n

In preparation for use, the grooves between ribs of the sleeve'and journal bearing are iilled with a suitable lubricant, preferably a hard grease which will be long retained due to thefact that the journal box is tightly sealed against leakage.

I The rib surfaces of the sleeve l0 and journal bearing I5`which bear in contact with each other are of substantial area, being substantially of the same width as the grooves between the ribs, and due to the fact that the lubricant is conned within the box: these engaging surfaces will a1- ways be kept well lubricated due to the wiping of the ribs across the grease filled grooves as the y shaft rotates.

` In Fig. 5,-I have illustrated an `alternative form of'construction, wherein I0a designates a sleeve thatis fitted tothe shaft and 15a designates ak journal lsleeve that is applied to the box. Formed ,y 2,381,513 I iolUnNAL BEARNG 'Elmer .Pearson, Seattle, `Wash.'

fx zappncatiohgustv, '1943sfia1 No.1 ,491,752 Claim. (cieca-#4240) 5 This sleeve is about the sleeve 10a and Within the journal sleeve, respectively, are the oppositely directed spiral ribs Hx and IGx; each rib being formed by a. strip of sheet metal bent into U-shape in cross section, with the edges of the strip set down Within channels 20 cut in the supporting parts. This rib construction provides rounded engaging edges in bearing contact' with each other instead of the flat contacting surfaces of the device of Fig. 1. The lubricant is here contained between ribs as in the bearing' previously described.

Bearings of this kind are useful Wherever journal bearings are used, and will outlast and out-` `tire wearingv surfaces.

Such bearings also can be used with satisfac-` tion Where ball or roller bearings are ordinarily preferred.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A bearing of the character described comprising a journal box having a journal bearing formed intericrly with a succession of spaced spirally directed ribs, a shaft contained in the journal box `being formed with spirally directed grooves of opposite pitch and said ribs comprising metal strips bent longitudinally to a U-shape in cross section With the longitudinal edges of the strips seated in the grooves and the rounded edges of the ribs thus formed in the box and on the shaft being in bearing contact.

ELMER O. PEARSON. 

